stiff upper lip

短语

坚定沉着；不露感情

发音

AU

词形变化

stiff upper lips 复数 stiff upper lips

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, stereotypically associated with the British; especially as keep a stiff upper lip.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

self-restraint temperateness

词源

Of American origin; the earliest known use is in 1811.https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Olive_Branch_Or_Faults_on_Both_Sides/vG89AAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=stiff+upper+lip&pg=PA237&printsec=frontcover

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